Dudley — #8289 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Dudley

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,863 babies named Dudley between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dudley currently holds the #8289 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 279 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dudley performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,964 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Dudley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 1,055 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Dudley in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dudley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11,863 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.